The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-12-25


each in conjunction with three elected
selectmen, as the county court, to ad-
minister the financial affairs Of the
;Ouuty.
A.-And these judges with purely
local duties are appointed by the Pres
ident, 2,4e0 miles away!
L.--They are.
A You have legislature?
Ives; tits Ell cted by the people,
A-That is gratifying and consistent.
And your legislature has jurisdiction
over all essentially local affairs as dis
tingujshed from those of national
character.
We'll, yes; 1t may legislats on
these matters, subject to the disspproval
of Congress, and TO the approval of the
Governor.
A.-Does Congress claim the right of
annulIng local statutes2 ...
L. Yes, that is reserved to it in tke
Organic Act.
A,-You have a charter, then2
L. We have. I may add, however,
that Congress exercises, as well, the
right OF Concurrent legislation for the
Territories upon matters local to them.
Ann I, sir, to understand that the
local legislature and Congress exercise
+ concurrent Jurisdiction over pre-
cisely the same ground? That two
legislative bodies occupy the same
space at the same moment?
L.-That's the way it has shaped it
self.
A.-You have told me several sur
pri$ing things, but this latter fact be
lieve to be without precedent. It must
BE- that this extraordinary authority is
also reserved to Congress in its charter.
L.--No; only the power to annul.
AIN what terms does the charter
grant legislative power to the Terri
tory?
Lit grants the power to iegislate
upon all rightful subjects, Teserving
simply the poWer to annul.
Al appears then, that Congress
assumes THIS unprecedented power in
violation OF me letter and spirit Of its
Charter. Congress does not thus obtrude
itself into the local affairs of the State?
ll-&ever; Congress attends to gen
errl, and tns State to their own affairs.
Allow many votes has Territory
in the national Congress, which thus
exercises such liberal powers?
L.-Fbey have only one Delegate.
A.-Can it be possible that Terri
terry mas only single vote in Congress.
and Congress exercises the right to leg
isiate ever thu entire field for the Terri
tory?
Ii did not say that the Delegate
vot-s. He cannot vote or hod Office,
cut he has a right to a seat on the fionr,
may speak. and draws the same SALARY
Is the members. D..
A.-He has just o4e moIs- privilege
than the d6oTkeeper, tlen ARE ti;e
peeps ofthe. Territories liable. 10, cps-
toms aud lisiternal, taxes imposed by
C,1eFess2
-L.-Yas; they fall equally upon ali
paris Of The country.
A-So 1t results that the people Of
the Territories are taxed without rep
resentation.
L.-Yes, it looks Ike it.
A.-ihe gel raj government, I be p
love raises iaxcs il the two ways only 2
Yes"
A,-3o an pnrzpresented citizen of "A
Territory is axed by the nation a.
heavily as the represented citizen of q
State
LIE IS.
A.-Parion ma but for the peopls of
Amar.ca 10 c!amor 50 Loudly for ire
lands RIMS, looks very much ike 3
Ease Of he IN and mote. Did you say
that tn Governor S appro5al Is neces-
sary TO all acss Of The iegislature2
Lit s.; . Yah and Arizona Il.
veto Is absolute,
A.-But few shreda II loeal sell
government, for which your ancestors
lou3ht, seem TO ae lett in q capendehev
whsco I governor appointed by MAJ
IN aho election y4u have DO VOICE
m4y BLOCK legislation. Are the Pres;-
dents srpeintees usually gitigsas g.
he Territories?
No. almost uniformly STRANGER,
A-Astonishing Congress. b5.ove,
has made many special Jaw or Yah
LyAYas, but Mgrmbn crimes has
craauej Enc necessity.
A.-Was l correctly Informed til
9geersa4 Mocnon2 have fur11-As0 s.
Ter oc"t. o( the popaj&tioa, tAe non
Ma.m1nz have furnished s. per aeua. u
the .Inlnals?
Il The figures, believe. aIs scme-
tbjngljl1e Jhats F##..H
Al haye Travelled ensiyelY
among th~ Mormon settIeWents ana
, I B.